Bobby pin



sfipt. 21, 1937. H. M SNYDER 2,093,934

BOBBY P I N Filed July 18, 195

INVENTOR ATTORNEY Patented Sept. 21, 1937 UNITE ATENT OFFIQE Application July 18,

1 Claim.

My invention relates to improvements in bobby pins, so called, for use in dressing the hair.

The object of my invention is to provide an efiicient pin of this character which is designed 5 to be more readily manipulated to open the same,

than pins now in general use.

Other objects are to provide a pin which is durable, inexpensive to manufacture and of neat appearance.

To the accomplishment of the above, a preferred embodiment of my invention has been illustrated in the accompanying drawing and will now be described in detail in the following and succinctly defined in the claim appended hereto.

In said drawing:

Figure 1 is a view in perspective illustrating the manner in which the pin of the preferred embodiment of my invention is manipulated to open the same.

Fig. 2 is a view in top plan.

Fig. 3 is a view in side elevation.

Referring to the drawing in detail, the pin in the form as shown includes a strip-like piece of fiat, resilient, suitable metal bent upon itself to provide an open loop 9, forming a head portion and opposed parallel legs it] and II, normally engaged and lying fiat against each other. The leg I is longer than the leg H, so as to project slightly beyond the latter to provide a finger grip portion l4 thereon, which is outwardly curved and preferably rounded at its extremity as clearly shown in Figure 3.

It will be noted, as best shown in Figure 2, that the leg I0 is reduced as at l2 to provide a short narrow bar like finger gripping portion i3 substantially midway between the loop 9 and the finger grip portion I4.

1935, Serial No. 32,101

When it is desired to use the pin, in the form as shown, the leg H thereof as grasped between the thumb and index finger of the left hand at the juncture of the reduced portion I3 of the leg lil therewith, while the loop portion 9 is held between the thumb and third finger of the right hand. The legs are then opened by manipulating the free end of the leg [0 with the index finger of the right hand, as clearly shown in Figure 1. It will be manifest by virtue of the portion i3 that the leg H may be firmly grasped without interfering with manipulation of the leg I0, and the free extremity of the leg I0 further facilitates manipulation thereof without interference from the leg l I.

It is thought from the foregoing description that the advantages and novel features of the invention will be readily apparent.

It is to be understood that changes may be made in the construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, provided that such changes fall within the scope of the appended claim.

What I claim is:

A bobby pin comprising a looped end and opposed resilient legs connected together by the looped end, one leg being longer than the other and having its free end outturned from the free end of the latter leg, said legs being fiat and normally in contacting engagement between the looped end of the pin and the outturned end of the long leg, and said long leg having a portion of reduced width intermediate its ends, providing a short narrow bar-like finger gripping part to facilitate flexing said legs apart.

HARRY MELVIN SNYDER. 

